Provide a Whooping Crane for the kids to color &
in exchange for a $1 or $2 their Whooping Crane will find it’s way
to an Alberta habitat (our school lobby)

Provide an information page on the brand, new,
“first – ever – in – the – world - real” JEACs – CAC – No. 1 &
anyone (parents, teachers, visitors to the school) are welcome to
make a donation to our first case, the Whooping Cranes in Alberta

My “ACTION” Results:

This is the display that we made for the JEACs – CAC
– No. 1 Case for the Whooping Cranes that we had in the lobby of our
school. We made just over $80. This
display was up from June 6 until the last day of school.

This is the life size Whooping Crane that I drew and painted for the
display,

This is the donation box that my Mom made.

ACTION

Description: George Archibald (International Crane Foundation)

Case # 1 – Whooping Cranes in Alberta

Assigned To: Laila

Age:

Due Date:

Specifically:

Read Article, “Hope Rises for Cranes’ Revival”
(attached)

Try to contact George Archibald by e-mail or
phone call

Tell him about JEACs – CAC – No. 1

Group was inspired by a book talk done by
Laila in the Grade 4 class

Laila decided to “found” the “first – ever –
in – the – world” group of real JEACs on May 25, 2012.
Previously they have only been written about in Amelia
Lionheart’s books

Share with him our Mission Statement & goals
(if he wishes)

For our first case, we decided to look into
the Whooping Crane situation in Alberta and read an article in
the Calgary Herald where you & the foundation where mentioned &
that you have visited the site in Alberta that is being
considered for re-establishing habitat in Alberta for the
Whooping Crane

Ask for any comments he might have or
direction he might give us as to how best to utilize funds that
we have already raised for donation to the Whooping Crane
“cause”

My daughter Laila and myself (together with the
author of the children’s book, Amelia Lionheart) have started the first
ever, in the world, real group of JEACs. Laila’s group has been
officially called, JEACs – CAC – No. 1 (Junior Environmentalists and
Conservationists – Calgary, Alberta, Canada No. 1). The starting of this
group was inspired by the book Laila read for her Grade 4 book talk last
May, 2012 (“Peacock Feathers” by Amelia Lionheart). The book talk was
done in the format of a business meeting where Laila prepared an agenda,
a mission statement for the group and several goals. One of these goals
was to agree on a “first case” which Laila proposed the Whooping Crane
after doing some research on the internet and discovering that overhead
powerlines were causing injury and sometimes death of the Whooping
Cranes. Laila’s classmates agreed that the plight of the Whooping Cranes
would be their first case and so 21 kids from the School became JEACs –
CAC – No. 1 members and began work to fundraise and do further research
on the Whooping Crane. Coincidentally, there was an article in the
Herald (written by Ed Struzik) and this is where the kids and I got some
good information about the current status of the Whooping Crane and many
contacts, including George Archibald from the International Crane
Foundation. The JEACs – CAC – No. 1 raised ~$200 in 1 month of
fundraising at their school and would now like to distribute that money
in a way that will best help the Whooping Cranes. And this is where we
would like your advise. They would like some of the raised money to go
to our local zoo and perhaps some to help an actual “bird in distress”.
I would love to send you some additional information about this
tremendous group of talented and inspired young people who want to “help
save the environment and the animals that live on this world with us”
(part of Laila’s Mission Statement). If I could get in touch with Mr.
Archibald, by e-mail, I could send their meeting agendas (4), samples of
their research work and also a portion of their fundraised money. If you
are interested in learning more about the JEACs – CAC – No. 1 and how
the kids (and myself and Amelia Lionheart) are working hard to spread
the word about the Whooping Crane (and other animals), please respond
back to us at my e-mail (or Laila’s). Thank you in advance for your time
and interest.

We received your email and your daughter’s project sounds amazing. What
an inspirational group of young people! I will be passing this
information on to my supervisors and colleagues to discuss the project
and donation. We will be in touch in the coming week.

You are UNIQUE! This means YOU have special gifts to help change the world. Talk to your parents about ways in which you can recycle or conserve at home. Ask the wonderful folk at zoos and conservations close to you how you can get involved in all kinds of fun and educational activities. Get your friends and neighbours involved. Look up websites for zoos and wildlife conservations, and check out what’s going on around the world!